Harry Kane loses voice singing Wonderwall after England win as Donald Trump hails 'great player'

Harry Kane could barely speak after losing his voice singing Wonderwall with England fans – but even a croaking captain couldn’t stop the praise from Donald Trump. The US president called Kane a “great player” after the striker’s second-half penalty secured a dramatic 3-2 win over Mexico at the Azteca Stadium, sending England into the World Cup quarter-finals. The victory, described by Sir Keir Starmer as “one of the greatest England matches I’ve ever seen”, came despite the hosts’ relentless pressure and a bizarre injury to Jordan Henderson, who hurt himself climbing over an advertisement board during celebrations and was taken to hospital. Kane, 32, had been leading the travelling support in a rendition of the Oasis hit Wonderwall, a tradition after every England win at the tournament. But the effort took its toll. When he faced the BBC afterwards, his voice was almost gone. “My voice has gone,” he rasped. “It was a crazy game, we had to fight. We had to find something. I’ve just been singing there, I can’t really talk. Everything was against us, we found a way. I’m speechless, I can’t even talk.” Fans were in hysterics, with one posting: “Not Harry Kane turning into Mickey Mouse.” Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher also weighed in on X, writing: “It’s hard work that singing Harry Kane cmon ENGLAND cmon WONDERWALL.” The 3-2 thriller, played with ten men after a red card, earned England a quarter-final showdown with Norway. But for now, Kane’s voice remains the talking point – silenced by Wonderwall.